As the dust settles over the drone incident at London's Gatwick airport before Christmas, officials seem no closer to understanding what happened, who was responsible or even if anyone actually was responsible. Iain Gray, director of aerospace at Cranfield University, took time out this week to speak at a briefing at the Science Media Centre in London. He argued that … [Read more...] about UK Aerospace Scientist: Gatwick Was Unprepared & Incident Was Foreseeable
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What Can We Learn From The Drone Disruption at Gatwick Airport?
Our London correspondent, Malek Murison, reports on the fallout from the 'Battle of Gatwick' airport debacle. Drones are often in the news at this time of year. More often than not, the stories are harmless: Aviation authorities laying down the law to the influx of new pilots, viral videos of thousand-dollar models taking a debut flight straight into a Christmas tree. That … [Read more...] about What Can We Learn From The Drone Disruption at Gatwick Airport?
Report: UK has golden opportunity to shape future of drones
As part of the UK government's Industrial Strategy, innovation foundation Nesta has been exploring potential urban applications for drones as part of a pilot project, the Flying High Challenge. Nesta has been delving into many of the use cases we've seen elsewhere in the industry, including medical deliveries, traffic incident response, supporting firefighters and … [Read more...] about Report: UK has golden opportunity to shape future of drones
AirVuz Video of the Week: London!
The DRONELIFE team is headed to London this week, and we're excited! Our video of the week is this phenomenal video of London on a gorgeous, green day from our partners at AirVuz, the biggest drone video site on the planet. … [Read more...] about AirVuz Video of the Week: London!
What Can We Expect From DRL in 2017?
As 2017 gets underway, many drone racing fans will be wondering what the future holds for the self-proclaimed 'sport of the future'. 2016 will go down as the year that DRL helped guide drone racing toward the mainstream. The next twelve months will define whether it establishes itself there or fades into the background. Here is some of the biggest drone racing news and event … [Read more...] about What Can We Expect From DRL in 2017?
